Man, teenage girl arrested after string of armed robberies

Updated 11:48 pm, Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Two people, including a 15-year-old girl, have been arrested after a series of armed robberies last week in west Harris County, officials said on Wednesday.

Justin J. Johnson, 25, has been charged with several counts of aggravated robbery. The girl was referred to the juvenile justice system. She is not being identified. How the two knew each other is unclear, officials with the Harris County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.

The two are responsible for at least five robberies on April 6, officials said. The robberies occurred at one drug store and four convenience stores — a CVS store on West Little York, a Murphy's USA on Fry Road and Valero stores on FM 529, on Barker Cypress Road and on West Road. Each robber was armed with a handgun. They took cash and other items.

At one store, Johnson warned an employee, "My girl is about to rob the store, you better leave," a witness said. The employee left.

The two also are thought to be responsible for a carjacking the next day in the area and a robbery in Fort Bend County.

They were arrested April 8 after an elderly resident called 911 to report a suspicious vehicle parked in her neighbor's driveway. The vehicle had been stolen, officials said, and contained credit cards belonging to one of the robbery victims.

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